After more than 4 months I finally got off my arse and installed my mk2a in my Ridgeline.

Since there was a (useless) DIN-sized pocket underneath the factory radio I decided to install the player there and run the stock deck aux-in to the empeg. This way I didn't have to struggle with Honda's proprietary antenna cable and I have the CD player as a 'just in case'.

Unfortunately, I got so caught up in the install that I forgot to take pic's as I went along. Here's a few of my player's new home:

I'm still playing around with the button colors. I like the way the Dark Smoke lens looks.

The funny thing is that Honda actually offers an optional "MP3 Player" to fit in that slot. In truth it's a glorified CD player that just happens to include the functionality that the stock radio is inexcusably missing. All for a low price of ~$320.